Mgr, Medical Affairs

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.

Purpose:

Establish medical affairs as strategic partner to business by developing therapy area strategic goals and execution plans in active partnership with local, regional and global marketing and medical to support yearly and long term plans for business strategy and goals To ensure compliance for all medical affairs related activities with ethics and integrity Building & enhancing the scientific image of Baxter (internal & external)

Job Specifications:

Key Responsibility:

KOL and professional society Management: Develop, nurture and engage KOLs and professional scientific societies in scientific exchange activities that differentiate Baxter as a scientifically driven healthcare organization. Represent Baxter medical affairs to external stake holders. Medical Affairs Strategy & Implementation: Develop Medical affairs strategy related to pre-launch, launch and post launch activities: conceptualize and implement Medical plan in unison with commercial strategy) to support improving patient outcomes

• Establish evidence generation plan in close collaboration with various stakeholders towards conduct of clinical studies to generate scientific data supporting Baxter therapy areas of interest
• Develop High Impact Clinical education( non-promotional education) and voice of customer( advisory boards) initiatives in close collaboration with National societies
• Work closely in a cross-functional approach with the therapy unit to identify the unmet needs and bring voice of customer to the table cultivating innovation – medical advisory boards
• Develop Digital education initiatives: webinars, digital education contents on therapy

Cross functional insights & support:

• With marketing team: Design/provide medical insights for the Marketing team and strategize dissemination of therapy-related communication to support brand management
• With regional teams: Effectively interface with the regional and global team to ensure optimal implementation of regional & global initiatives.
• With Market access teams: Effectively interface with market access to provide subject matter expertise that enables resolution of market access and funding issues. This includes working closely with the Market Access team in designing and implementing the HEOR studies/data.
• With commercial excellence: Therapy training to commercial team
• With business development team: provides insights towards medical due diligence activities

Compliance:

• Review of promotional material & material for submission to regulatory authorities

Provide therapy training to the commercial colleagues.

Qualification:

Medical Doctor who has experience in Nephrology, Medical Affairs(of other specialty) personnel who has worked in Renal therapy area.

Post-graduation in Nephrology/Medicine/Critical Care will be preferred

PhD with some experience in Nephrology ?

Traits:

Should have the ability to assimilate into a fast moving, dynamic organization and to perform whatever necessary to help the organization achieve its goals and objectives.

Should have the ability to effectively work and perform in cross functional teams.

Should have experience creating new scientific engagement platforms.

Should have ability to present scientific data. Advanced skills and experience with scientific literature review and evaluation is preferable.

Competencies:

Competencies: Strategic Perspective Effectively organizes data to identify trends, problems, and their causes.

• Systematically evaluates opportunities and targets those with the greatest potential for producing positive results with the minimum amount of risk
• Effectively articulates new and different ways of thinking and doing business
• Translates concepts and ideas into actionable plans
• Ability to resolve emerging issues using existing teams and/or an established network of expert consultants.
• Demonstrate capability for scientific, creative and strategic thinking, championing ideas for positions, and an ability to present and maintain fair-balance during scientific discussions
• Stays confident when challenged, stating the rationale for ones viewpoint clearly while listening to and respecting others right to different opinions
• Interpersonal Skills & Influence Adapts communication style to the audience in order to be heard
• Establishes and maintains collegial peer-to-peer relationships with a wide range of external thought leaders including physicians, pharmacists, and allied healthcare professionals.
• Demonstrates organizational awareness and experience working on cross functional teams
• Invests time in teamwork and developing collaborative relationships with other teams and individuals

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